Are the ai2 Submenu context menus free?

Yes. The whole styled layer is free and MIT licensed, like the component core.

Can I change the size?

Yes. Every variation takes a size prop of sm, md, lg or xl, aligned to the base Button height scale.

Submenu context menus

Five right-click menus with nested submenus that open on hover or with the right arrow key and close with the left arrow: nested, flyout, inline, deep and wide. Each is self-contained (no radix), sized, token-driven, and opens at the cursor on right click.

Context menuSubmenu

Installation

The styled layer is free and installs like any other ai2 component.

Run the following command

npx shadcn@latest add @ai2/context-menu-submenu

Dependencies, the @ai2/tokens theme and the component file are installed together.

Install dependencies

npm install motion lucide-react

Copy the source

components/ui/context-menu-submenu.tsx

"use client"

import * as React from "react"
import { ChevronDown, ChevronRight, ClipboardPaste, Copy, Share2 } from "lucide-react"
import { AnimatePresence, motion, useReducedMotion } from "motion/react"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

/* Submenu context menu family: 5 nested menus. The shell is the same as
   context-menu-styled - the target area opens a fixed menu at the cursor via
   onContextMenu (preventDefault), and it closes on an outside pointerdown / Escape /
   item selection. The difference: rows can carry a `sub`; the submenu opens on hover
   or with ArrowRight and closes with ArrowLeft. There are two modes: flyout (a panel
   opening to the side) and inline (a list expanding beneath the row). NO radix.
   Color comes ONLY from tokens, via alpha color-mix. */

export type StyledSize = "sm" | "md" | "lg" | "xl"

export type StyledContextMenuItem = {
  label: React.ReactNode
  icon?: React.ReactNode
  onSelect?: () => void
  shortcut?: React.ReactNode
  group?: string
  danger?: boolean
  sub?: StyledContextMenuItem[]
}

type ContextMenuProps = {
  className?: string
  size?: StyledSize
  children?: React.ReactNode
  items?: StyledContextMenuItem[]
}

const menuSize: Record<StyledSize, string> = {
  sm: "w-48",
  md: "w-56",
  lg: "w-64",
  xl: "w-72",
}

const targetBox =
  "flex h-28 w-full select-none items-center justify-center rounded-xl border border-dashed border-border bg-[color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-foreground)_3%,transparent)] px-6 text-center text-sm text-muted-foreground"

/* The submenu can extend outside the panel, so there is NO overflow-hidden here. */
const menuBase =
  "fixed z-50 origin-top-left rounded-xl border border-border bg-popover p-1.5 text-sm text-popover-foreground shadow-lg outline-none"

const subPanel =
  "absolute top-0 z-50 rounded-xl border border-border bg-popover p-1.5 text-sm text-popover-foreground shadow-lg outline-none"

const itemBase =
  "flex w-full cursor-default items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-3 py-2 text-left text-sm text-popover-foreground outline-none transition-colors hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground focus-visible:bg-accent focus-visible:text-accent-foreground focus-visible:ring-[3px] focus-visible:ring-ring/50 [&>svg]:size-4 [&>svg]:shrink-0 [&>i]:text-base [&>i]:leading-none [&_svg]:size-4 [&_svg]:shrink-0 [&_i]:text-base [&_i]:leading-none"

const itemDanger =
  "flex w-full cursor-default items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-3 py-2 text-left text-sm text-danger outline-none transition-colors hover:bg-[color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-danger)_12%,transparent)] focus-visible:bg-[color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-danger)_12%,transparent)] focus-visible:ring-[3px] focus-visible:ring-danger/40 [&>svg]:size-4 [&>svg]:shrink-0 [&>i]:text-base [&>i]:leading-none [&_svg]:size-4 [&_svg]:shrink-0 [&_i]:text-base [&_i]:leading-none"

const shortcutChip =
  "ml-auto inline-flex h-5 items-center rounded border border-border bg-[color-mix(in_oklab,var(--color-foreground)_5%,transparent)] px-1.5 font-mono text-[11px] text-muted-foreground"

const defaultItems: StyledContextMenuItem[] = [
  { label: "Copy", icon: <Copy />, shortcut: "Ctrl C" },
  { label: "Paste", icon: <ClipboardPaste />, shortcut: "Ctrl V" },
  {
    label: "Share",
    icon: <Share2 />,
    sub: [{ label: "Copy link" }, { label: "Email" }, { label: "Embed" }],
  },
  {
    label: "Move to",
    sub: [{ label: "Inbox" }, { label: "Archive" }, { label: "Trash" }],
  },
]

const deepItems: StyledContextMenuItem[] = [
  { label: "Open", icon: <Copy /> },
  {
    label: "Export as",
    sub: [
      { label: "Image" },
      {
        label: "Document",
        sub: [{ label: "PDF" }, { label: "Word" }, { label: "Markdown" }],
      },
      {
        label: "Data",
        sub: [{ label: "CSV" }, { label: "JSON" }],
      },
    ],
  },
  { label: "Rename" },
]

function focusFirstIn(node: HTMLElement | null) {
  const first = node?.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-menu-item="true"]')
  first?.focus()
}

function MenuItemButton({
  item,
  close,
}: {
  item: StyledContextMenuItem
  close: () => void
}) {
  return (
    <button
      type="button"
      role="menuitem"
      data-menu-item="true"
      onClick={() => {
        item.onSelect?.()
        close()
      }}
      className={item.danger ? itemDanger : itemBase}
    >
      {item.icon ? (
        <span className="inline-flex shrink-0" aria-hidden>
          {item.icon}
        </span>
      ) : null}
      <span className="flex-1 truncate">{item.label}</span>
      {item.shortcut ? <kbd className={shortcutChip}>{item.shortcut}</kbd> : null}
    </button>
  )
}

/* A row carrying a submenu. Hover or ArrowRight opens it, ArrowLeft closes it and returns focus to the trigger. With mode="inline" it expands under the row instead of in a panel. */
function SubmenuRow({
  item,
  close,
  mode,
  subWidth,
  gap,
}: {
  item: StyledContextMenuItem
  close: () => void
  mode: "flyout" | "inline"
  subWidth: string
  gap: string
}) {
  const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false)
  const reduce = useReducedMotion()
  const triggerRef = React.useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null)
  const subRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
  const subId = React.useId()

  const closeSub = React.useCallback(() => {
    setOpen(false)
    triggerRef.current?.focus()
  }, [])

  const onTriggerKey = (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
    if (e.key === "ArrowRight") {
      e.preventDefault()
      e.stopPropagation()
      setOpen(true)
      window.requestAnimationFrame(() => focusFirstIn(subRef.current))
    }
    if (e.key === "ArrowLeft") {
      e.preventDefault()
      e.stopPropagation()
      setOpen(false)
    }
  }

  const onSubKey = (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
    if (e.key === "ArrowLeft") {
      e.preventDefault()
      e.stopPropagation()
      closeSub()
    }
  }

  const anim = reduce
    ? { initial: { opacity: 1 }, animate: { opacity: 1 }, exit: { opacity: 1 } }
    : {
        initial: { opacity: 0, x: mode === "flyout" ? -6 : 0, y: mode === "inline" ? -4 : 0 },
        animate: { opacity: 1, x: 0, y: 0 },
        exit: { opacity: 0, x: mode === "flyout" ? -6 : 0, y: mode === "inline" ? -4 : 0 },
      }

  return (
    <div
      className="relative"
      onMouseEnter={mode === "flyout" ? () => setOpen(true) : undefined}
      onMouseLeave={mode === "flyout" ? () => setOpen(false) : undefined}
    >
      <button
        ref={triggerRef}
        type="button"
        role="menuitem"
        data-menu-item="true"
        aria-haspopup="menu"
        aria-expanded={open}
        aria-controls={open ? subId : undefined}
        onKeyDown={onTriggerKey}
        onClick={() => setOpen((o) => !o)}
        className={itemBase}
      >
        {item.icon ? (
          <span className="inline-flex shrink-0" aria-hidden>
            {item.icon}
          </span>
        ) : null}
        <span className="flex-1 truncate">{item.label}</span>
        <span className="ml-auto inline-flex text-muted-foreground" aria-hidden>
          {mode === "inline" ? (
            <ChevronDown className={cn("transition-transform", open && "rotate-180")} />
          ) : (
            <ChevronRight />
          )}
        </span>
      </button>

      <AnimatePresence>
        {open ? (
          <motion.div
            ref={subRef}
            id={subId}
            role="menu"
            data-slot="styled-context-menu-sub"
            onKeyDown={onSubKey}
            className={
              mode === "inline"
                ? "mt-0.5 flex flex-col border-l border-border pl-2"
                : cn(subPanel, subWidth, "left-full", gap)
            }
            initial={anim.initial}
            animate={anim.animate}
            exit={anim.exit}
            transition={reduce ? { duration: 0 } : { duration: 0.12, ease: "easeOut" }}
          >
            <MenuRows
              items={item.sub ?? []}
              close={close}
              mode={mode}
              subWidth={subWidth}
              gap={gap}
            />
          </motion.div>
        ) : null}
      </AnimatePresence>
    </div>
  )
}

function MenuRows({
  items,
  close,
  mode,
  subWidth,
  gap,
}: {
  items: StyledContextMenuItem[]
  close: () => void
  mode: "flyout" | "inline"
  subWidth: string
  gap: string
}) {
  return (
    <div className="flex flex-col">
      {items.map((item, i) =>
        item.sub && item.sub.length > 0 ? (
          <SubmenuRow key={i} item={item} close={close} mode={mode} subWidth={subWidth} gap={gap} />
        ) : (
          <MenuItemButton key={i} item={item} close={close} />
        )
      )}
    </div>
  )
}

/* Shared shell: the target area plus a fixed AnimatePresence menu at the cursor position. */
function SubmenuContextMenuShell({
  className,
  size = "md",
  children,
  items,
  mode,
  subWidth,
  gap,
}: ContextMenuProps & {
  items: StyledContextMenuItem[]
  mode: "flyout" | "inline"
  subWidth: string
  gap: string
}) {
  const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false)
  const [coords, setCoords] = React.useState({ x: 0, y: 0 })
  const reduce = useReducedMotion()
  const menuRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
  const menuId = React.useId()

  const close = React.useCallback(() => setOpen(false), [])

  const onContextMenu = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
    e.preventDefault()
    setCoords({ x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY })
    setOpen(true)
  }

  React.useEffect(() => {
    if (!open) return
    const onKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
      if (e.key === "Escape") {
        setOpen(false)
        return
      }
      if (e.key !== "ArrowDown" && e.key !== "ArrowUp") return
      const node = menuRef.current
      if (!node) return
      const rows = Array.from(
        node.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('[data-menu-item="true"]')
      )
      if (rows.length === 0) return
      e.preventDefault()
      const current = rows.indexOf(document.activeElement as HTMLElement)
      const next =
        e.key === "ArrowDown"
          ? (current + 1) % rows.length
          : current <= 0
            ? rows.length - 1
            : current - 1
      rows[next]?.focus()
    }
    const onPointer = (e: PointerEvent) => {
      const node = menuRef.current
      if (node && e.target instanceof Node && !node.contains(e.target)) {
        setOpen(false)
      }
    }
    window.addEventListener("keydown", onKey)
    window.addEventListener("pointerdown", onPointer)
    return () => {
      window.removeEventListener("keydown", onKey)
      window.removeEventListener("pointerdown", onPointer)
    }
  }, [open])

  const anim = reduce
    ? { initial: { opacity: 1 }, animate: { opacity: 1 }, exit: { opacity: 1 } }
    : {
        initial: { opacity: 0, scale: 0.96 },
        animate: { opacity: 1, scale: 1 },
        exit: { opacity: 0, scale: 0.96 },
      }

  return (
    <div data-slot="styled-context-menu" className="w-full">
      <div
        data-slot="styled-context-menu-target"
        onContextMenu={onContextMenu}
        className={cn(targetBox, className)}
      >
        {children ?? "Right-click here"}
      </div>

      <AnimatePresence>
        {open ? (
          <motion.div
            ref={menuRef}
            id={menuId}
            role="menu"
            data-slot="styled-context-menu-content"
            style={{ left: coords.x, top: coords.y }}
            className={cn(menuBase, menuSize[size])}
            initial={anim.initial}
            animate={anim.animate}
            exit={anim.exit}
            transition={reduce ? { duration: 0 } : { duration: 0.14, ease: "easeOut" }}
          >
            <MenuRows items={items} close={close} mode={mode} subWidth={subWidth} gap={gap} />
          </motion.div>
        ) : null}
      </AnimatePresence>
    </div>
  )
}

/* Nested: klasik yandan acilan alt menu, panele bitisik. */
export function NestedContextMenu({ className, size, children, items }: ContextMenuProps) {
  return (
    <SubmenuContextMenuShell
      className={className}
      size={size}
      items={items ?? defaultItems}
      mode="flyout"
      subWidth="w-48"
      gap="ml-0.5"
    >
      {children}
    </SubmenuContextMenuShell>
  )
}

/* Flyout: alt menu belirgin bosluk ve derin golge ile yana ucar. */
export function FlyoutContextMenu({ className, size, children, items }: ContextMenuProps) {
  return (
    <SubmenuContextMenuShell
      className={className}
      size={size}
      items={items ?? defaultItems}
      mode="flyout"
      subWidth="w-52 shadow-xl"
      gap="ml-2"
    >
      {children}
    </SubmenuContextMenuShell>
  )
}

/* Inline: alt menu ucmaz, satirin altinda girintili olarak genisler. */
export function InlineContextMenu({ className, size, children, items }: ContextMenuProps) {
  return (
    <SubmenuContextMenuShell
      className={className}
      size={size}
      items={items ?? defaultItems}
      mode="inline"
      subWidth="w-full"
      gap=""
    >
      {children}
    </SubmenuContextMenuShell>
  )
}

/* Deep: alt menunun alt menusu, uc kademe derinlik. */
export function DeepContextMenu({ className, size, children, items }: ContextMenuProps) {
  return (
    <SubmenuContextMenuShell
      className={className}
      size={size}
      items={items ?? deepItems}
      mode="flyout"
      subWidth="w-44"
      gap="ml-0.5"
    >
      {children}
    </SubmenuContextMenuShell>
  )
}

/* Wide: wide submenu panels, for long labels. */
export function WideContextMenu({ className, size, children, items }: ContextMenuProps) {
  return (
    <SubmenuContextMenuShell
      className={className}
      size={size}
      items={items ?? defaultItems}
      mode="flyout"
      subWidth="w-72"
      gap="ml-1"
    >
      {children}
    </SubmenuContextMenuShell>
  )
}

Manual installs skip the @ai2/tokens theme, so add the token CSS from the theming guide or the tone colors will be missing.

Variations

5 takes on the same idea. Each is its own export, and every one accepts a size prop (sm, md, lg, xl) aligned to the base Button scale.

Nested

A classic submenu that opens flush to the panel.

Right-click here

The submenu flies out with a gap and a deeper shadow.

Right-click here

Inline

The submenu expands indented under its row instead of flying out.

Right-click here

Deep

A submenu inside a submenu, three levels deep.

Right-click here

Wide

Wide submenu panels for longer labels.

Right-click here

ai2 Submenu context menus: 5 styled variations on the token system

The ai2 Submenu context menus are a set of 5 decorative button variations from the styled layer of the @ai2 design system, built around right-click menus with nested submenus that open on hover or the right arrow key. They are free and MIT licensed, and every color comes from a semantic token, so they theme with the rest of ai2 in light and dark.

Motion runs on framer-motion: framer-motion fades the menu in at the cursor and slides each submenu out. The styled layer is opt-in, so the dependency only lands if you use it; the base components stay lean. Under reduced motion, the transforms are skipped and both the menu and the submenus appear instantly.

What is in the ai2 Submenu context menus?

5 exports in one file: Nested, Flyout, Inline, Deep and Wide. Each renders a native button and takes a size prop (sm, md, lg, xl) aligned to the base Button. They are separate from the base Button on purpose: the base keeps its clean variant, tone and size axes, while the styled layer carries the effects.

You own the file. Copy the one category file and you have all 5 variations, with no runtime dependency on ai2 itself.

Why use it

On-system by construction: Every color resolves to an ai2 semantic token, so the buttons follow your theme in light and dark with no extra work.
Effect without the sprawl: The decorations live in a dedicated styled file, so the base Button keeps its clean, predictable API.
Accessible and honest: Each renders a real button element, keeps a visible focus ring, and respects prefers-reduced-motion.

Features

Token-driven color: No hardcoded hex or oklch; the look recolors with your theme tokens.
framer-motion: framer-motion fades the menu in at the cursor and slides each submenu out.
Reduced-motion aware: Under prefers-reduced-motion, the transforms are skipped and both the menu and the submenus appear instantly.
Size aligned to the base: Every variation takes sm, md, lg and xl matching the base Button height scale, so styled and base buttons line up in a row.

Production tips

Use it for emphasis, not everywhere: Styled buttons draw the eye. Reserve them for the one action you want people to take on a screen, and use the base Button for the rest.
Keep labels as verbs: The decoration adds weight, so a clear action label keeps the button scannable.
Pick one variation per surface: The variations share a family; using two different ones in the same view competes for attention.

Works with the rest of ai2

The Submenu context menus sit alongside the base Button and the rest of the @ai2 registry. They share the same token file, so a styled action next to a base button or a badge stays visually consistent in both modes.

Submenu context menus

Installation

Run the following command

Install dependencies

Copy the source

Variations

Nested

Flyout

Inline

Deep

Wide

ai2 Submenu context menus: 5 styled variations on the token system

What is in the ai2 Submenu context menus?

Why use it

Features

Production tips

Works with the rest of ai2

FAQs

Are the ai2 Submenu context menus free?

Do they use framer-motion?

Do they respect reduced motion?

Can I change the size?

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